Independence Day blockbusters

Public Holidays have for eternity attracted the masses to the ticket windows and filmmakers crave to get their films released on ‘em. Releasing a film on Independence and Republic days has always proved bankable for Bollywood. Doesn’t matter if the film is a patriotic one or not, Independence Day and Republic Day have had a great impact on the box-office collections of the films released on and around them. While last year, the Askhay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez starer Brothers struggled to cross the 100 core mark, this year it's Rustom and Mohenjo Daro at loggerheads. From the looks of it, Akshay's thriller is way ahead in the race as compared to Hrithik's periodic drama. As the movies fight it out on the ticket windows, take a look at the list of films that have had a great collection by hitting the screens during the patriotic period...